Blog: The Cropper!

Memphis homeboys, Snowglobe, are not only about to release a new album ( Little More Lived In due May 4th via Makeshift Music), they are in the process of completing their first ever feature length film! For a sneal peak of the film, check out the video for "Love" that just premiered at Under The Radar In the spirit of the The Monkees' Head and The Beatles' Help , the film will follow [...]

Knoxville, Tennessee's own Kevin Hyfantis has been quite busy as of late. He recently released his brand new full length Carnival Authority last month, and celebrated with an awesome show at the Bijou Theater in Downtown Knoxville. Knoxville's Metro Pulse described the album as sounding like "...a greatest-hits collection from the late 1970s or early '80s. The 12-song disc has everything from sing-along pop gems and stripped-down acoustic ballads to wah-drenched funk jams, and frontman Hyfantis belts out Springsteen-esque vocals around melodies that Steely Dan might have written." Kevin Hyfantis's involvement [...]

Shark Speed releases a four song EP, Education , today, April 6, 2010. The band delivers a second installment of the driving rhythms and clever hooks that gained national interest for their debut full-length, Sea Sick Music. MP3 (cleared to re-post): Shark Speed - Killing Kind Praise for Shark Speed - Education: "Four songs with the lilting hooks of latter-day new wave and the punch of the Blasting Room...these four songs are quite impressive. Bring on the full length!" -Aiding & Abetting [...]

Houston band Wild Moccasins are on tour NOW in support of their forth coming release Skin Collision Past , out on June 8, 2010. Check them out if they come to your city! 04.05.10 - Gainesville, FL - 1982 04.06.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn 04.07.10 - Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia 04.08.10 - Athens, GA - Secret Squirrel 04.09.10 - Charlotte, NC - The Foxx Hole 04.11.10 - Baltimore, MD - The Zodiac 04.13.10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Ox 04.14.10 [...]

Frog Eyes will be releasing their latest album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph on Frog Eyes on 4/27 and Pearly Gate Music will be releasing their self-titled debut album on Barsuk on 5/18! Both bands will be hitting the road together, with Pearly Gate Music playing as party of the Daytrotter Barnstormers Tour ahead of the dates with Frog Eyes. Frog Eyes dates: 6/10 – Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry ! 6/11 – Madison, WI Frequency ! [...]

Knoxville, TN outfit Senryu will be playing Big Ears Festival this weekend on Friday, March 26 at the Knoxville Museum of Art at 7PM and Big Ears Annex at 10PM. They also will play Big Ears Annex on Saturday, March 27. Senryu will release Inkling , their first release on El Deth Records, on April 13, 2010! Check out their video for " MORNINGKIDNIGHTKID " below. You can also watch it on TinyMixTapes.com ! Check [...]

Yukon Blonde releases it's full-length debut, via Bumstead Productions today, March 23rd. The band just wrapped up a successful string of shows at SXSW and now continues to tour in support of Yukon Blonde (previously released in Canada on February 9th). You can hear the record, in it's entirety, streaming at Spinner now! Yukon Blonde 2010 Tour Dates: 03.26 - Amigo's (Saskatoon, SK) 03.27 - The Palomino (Calgary, AB) 04.01 - The Mint (Los Angeles, CA) 04.02 [...]

Team Clermont is in Austin now! Come say hello! And be sure to follow us on Twitter: http://teamclermont.com/twitte r And for hot pics: http://teamclermont.tumblr.com See you in Texas! Shil

Denton, TX will be playing host to NX35 again this year, and the festivities start up tonight! The festival runs through Sunday, and several Team Clermont artists will be representing! THURSDAY : Andy's Bar - History At Our Disposal FRIDAY : Dan's Silver Leaf - Sarah Jaffe Texas 8 Ball - Bridges & Blinking Lights SATURDAY : The North Texas Fairgrounds - Midlake [...]

We are partnering with Tampa-based label New Granada for a two-day SXSW afternoon party at The Ghost Room . The parties will feature a number of New Granada bands as well as several artists from the Team Clermont roster. The event runs from 12PM to 6PM on Friday, March 19th and Saturday, March 20th. Details and bands are listed below. Hope to see you there! THE PARTY : What: New Granada Records & Team Clermont Day Parties Where: The Ghost Room 304 [...]

K, Asthmatic Kitty, Tomlab and Sounds Familyre are throwing a South by Southwest party, kicking off at 8PM on Wednesday March 17th at The Beauty Bar in Austin, Texas (617 E 7th St). Four labels, two stages: bring your dancin' shoes and come say "hello"! Beauty Bar 8PM Mantler (Tomlab) 9PM Ben + Vesper (Sounds Familyre) 10PM Niobe (Tomlab) 11PM Jookabox (Asthmatic Kitty) 12PM Munch Munch (Tomlab) 1AM Jeremy Jay (K Records) Beauty [...]

Check out Yukon Blonde's video for the song "Wind Blows." It premiered on Under The Radar on Sunday! Jeff Innes (guitar), Brandon Scott (guitar), and Graham Jones (drums) are seen in an afternoon jam session with friends brewing drinks and doing what they do best. Check out the write-up and watch the video at Under The Radar . The band (in the midst of a North American tour) are hitting Pianos in NYC tonight. Check out all [...]

On Monday, Atlanta rockers Winston Audio stopped by Impact 89FM in East Lansing, MI after their Sunday evening show. Our friends at WDBM were able to capture frontman Daniel Dewitt performing a stripped down version "On My Trail", the opening track to their release The Red Rhythm . Check out the video below! Winston Audio is on the road this month, and they will be performing at this year's SXSW Conference! Check back for more details. Winston Audio [...]

Athens' Twin Tigers new album, Gray Waves , comes out on March 2nd on Old Flame Records ! Yesterday, Filter Magazine premiered the video for "Red Fox Run." The video was filmed at the Go Bar, located in Athens! Twin Tigers plays their CD release show tomorrow, Friday, February 26th at Caledonia Lounge alongside Grape Soda and Nuclear Spring .

We are proud to announce the line-up for our annual SXSW College Party! This year we will be hosting it alongside MBV Music and we're presenting an eclectic and incredible lineup of performers: 12:00 Venice Is Sinking 12:50 Jeremy Jay 1:40 Collections of Colonies of Bees 2:30 Jookabox 3:20 Dengue Fever 4:10 Califone 5:00 SPECIAL GUESTS [...]

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1986 is ready to share their brand new record Everybody Is Whatever I Think They Are with you, and it is through the Rock And Roll Ponzi Scheme! The Austin TX duo have put together a presentation that gives you the opportunity to receive a free download of their new release... Their only request...Play It Loud! Giorgio Angelini and Cully Symington make up 1986, but they have also performed with bands such as Bishop Allen, The Rosebuds, The Gutter Twins, Cursive, and Okkervil [...]

Pattern Is Movement, in the throes of creating its new album, will provide fans a gift - and a clue - in the form of a new handmade EP. "Light of the World" and more unreleased tracks (including a David Bowie cover!) will only be available at the merch table as part of a limited tour-only EP release on Pattern Is Movement's upcoming tour with Via Audio. Pattern Is Movement // Via Audio 2010 Tour: 02/23/10 - Washington, DC DC9 02/24/10 - Philadelphia, PA Kungfu Necktie [...]

• Pattern Is Movement - Light of the World

Duck Kee Sessions , the new EP by Carrboro, North Carolina quartet, Schooner , is available now exclusively through CYT unes.org . Named after Cy Rawls , a NC music scene staple and friend of the band that lost his struggle with brain cancer, Cytunes is a website where musicians can upload music ( Superchunk, The Rosebuds, Polvo , and many more artists have exclusive material on the site), and fans can purchase music with 100% of the proceeds going to brain cancer research. Schooner recognized Cytunes as the [...]

Roberto Carlos Lange is a busy, busy man. In August 2009 Asthmatic Kitty released Awe Owe , the album he made under the pseudonym Helado Negro . Then in December, as part of their Library Catalog Music Series, AK released Music For Memory , a poignant instrumental album recorded under Lange's given name. To follow all of that up, the label will re-issuing four Epstein albums on February 23, 2010. Puñal , Gente Sin Pueblo [...]